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k-rico
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About the New San Ysidro Crossing
More lanes with tandem inspection boths in each.
News Article
[Edited on 1-26-2010 by k-rico]
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Bajahowodd
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That appears to be quite an undertaking. Hard to believe they will be able to get it all done without adding to delays during the construction. But,
that's what they said. 2015, huh?
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tjBill
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The new port of entry looks so nice and clean. 
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BajaGeoff
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Pretty accurate job on the rendering....the guy on the bottom right is selling churros! Makes me want do drive down to the border and get a snack.
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woody with a view
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churros are hideous.....
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jgreenlaw1
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churros taste and smell good, the only problem is dont eat anything fried in mexico as it will be most likely be fried in lard. Except carnitas, they
are fried in pork fat. Maybe ive eaten too many over the years as my cholesterol is now 344 with high triglisorides.
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DanO
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| Quote: | Originally posted by jgreenlaw1
churros taste and smell good, the only problem is dont eat anything fried in mexico as it will be most likely be fried in lard. Except carnitas, they
are fried in pork fat. Maybe ive eaten too many over the years as my cholesterol is now 344 with high triglisorides. |
344? Dude, call an ambulance right now! BTW, lard is pork fat.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tjBill
The new port of entry looks so nice and clean.
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It looks like a great big jail cell.
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Russ
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That's the new "friendly secondary"
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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Bajahowodd
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DanO
| Quote: | Originally posted by jgreenlaw1
churros taste and smell good, the only problem is dont eat anything fried in mexico as it will be most likely be fried in lard. Except carnitas, they
are fried in pork fat. Maybe ive eaten too many over the years as my cholesterol is now 344 with high triglisorides. |
344? Dude, call an ambulance right now! BTW, lard is pork fat. |
Separates the pretenders from the real folks. No?
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BajaNaranja
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No no no, that's never going to work - it is way too small, and it can't be made out of wood, either.
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k-rico
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More info/news
http://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/Major-Renovation-o...
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San Ysidro Border Crossing Expansion
http://www.sdnn.com/sandiego/2010-01-25/mexico/san-ysidro-co...
[Edited on 2-20-2010 by Gypsy Jan]
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k-rico
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Border Crossing Upgrades Expected to Cost $700M
http://www.sdbj.com/news/2010/jul/05/border-crossing-upgrade...
By Lou Hirsh
Monday, July 5, 2010
Work is moving forward on long-awaited improvements to the U.S.-Mexico border entry ports in southern San Diego County — expected to cost a total of
nearly $700 million by the time they’re completed.
Officials say improving the heavily congested land ports of entry near the Mexican border, located at Otay Mesa and San Ysidro, is crucial to trim
wait times at crossings — sometimes lasting up to two hours — which are impacting the quality of life for commuters, and choking off potential future
economic growth for the region.
Design work is proceeding on the Otay Mesa Land Port of Entry, which authorities say handles the highest dollar volume of trade among all U.S. land
ports, expected to cost between $100 million and $120 million. A completion timeline is still to be determined, though construction is expected to
start in 2012.
To the west at the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry, the world’s busiest land port by traffic volume, construction began in December on what will be
around $577 million in improvements over three phases, set for completion by 2015.
Improvements at both ports include adding entry and exit lanes, expanding inspection facilities, redirecting traffic to quicken overall vehicle flow,
and adding pedestrian-friendly walkways and services.
Balancing Security and Commerce
At a June 30 forum in Otay Mesa, presented by the Otay Mesa Chamber of Commerce and the San Diego Customs Brokers Association, authorities overseeing
the port projects said improvements are in progress that will balance the need to ease the flow of vehicles and manufactured goods, while maintaining
enhanced federal security standards being enforced to guard against terrorist attacks.
Paul Morris, director of field operations for the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, said inspection operations at the local ports will have
undergone “a 180-degree change” by the time improvements are completed.
He said customs and homeland security officials are “continuing to obtain the backing of Congress” for improvements at U.S. land ports, and there is
currently “unprecedented capital spending” being focused on the Otay Mesa and San Ysidro sites.
For instance, changes will add 10 acres to the Otay Mesa port and increase the size of facilities by 200,000 square feet. Putting various border
regulatory agencies under one roof will speed enforcement actions, Morris said.
Authorities said at the forum that the pace of improvements going forward will depend on funding becoming available, though some work is already being
financed through federal stimulus programs geared to infrastructure projects.
David Leites, project manager with the U.S. General Services Administration who is involved with the Otay Mesa port project, said green building
practices are also being incorporated into the port improvements.
Operations are also being reconfigured to streamline the way hazardous cargo is inspected, to avoid delays now being caused to vehicles not carrying
such cargo.
Anthony Kleppe, an asset manager with the GSA involved with the San Ysidro port expansion, said that port will include a pedestrian plaza that allows
safer access to public transit from the border area.
Semis, Sedans and Folks on Foot
According to federal data, the Otay Mesa port handles an average of 16,440 passenger vehicles and 2,044 trucks daily, along with 3,741 pedestrians.
San Ysidro handles more than 50,000 vehicles and 25,000 pedestrians daily.
Much of the current port traffic stems from goods being transported between factories and distribution hubs located on both sides of the border, as
well as commuters who work at companies on both sides.
However, regional planners and business leaders contend that improving port entry access and easing commutes has implications well beyond trucking and
manufacturing.
A 2008 study conducted by researchers at UC San Diego’s Export Access program, for the San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce, noted that facilitating
commutes across the border will have direct positive effects for San Diego County businesses, by expanding the available labor pool and increasing
productivity.
Over the next 10 years, researchers said, that would mean economic gains to employers in several sectors, including manufacturing ($76.2 million),
agriculture and landscaping ($56.9 million), construction ($41.4 million), auto repair ($33.6 million) and hotel service ($30.5 million).
By lowering border wait times and increasing the number of cross-border trips, the study concluded, there would likely be an increase in local
spending by visitors over the next decade — 57 percent for retail, 30 percent for food and restaurants, 8 percent for recreation-related businesses,
and 4 percent for hotels.
A 2006 impact study by the San Diego Association of Governments noted that nearly 730,000 trucks travel north across the San Diego County/Baja
California ports of entry from Mexico annually, with a similar number crossing southbound.
Also, more than 60 million people, including drivers and pedestrians, cross the border each year, with more than half of the trips for shopping and
recreation, and about one-sixth related to commutes to and from work.
Sandag concluded that if steps are not taken to improve border crossing and transportation infrastructure and management, border delays will keep
growing and losses incurred by regional and national economies will more than double in the next decade.
The annual economic output loss would be $9.9 billion for San Diego County and Baja California by 2014, and 104,146 jobs could be lost by then because
of crossing delays.
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"Over the next 10 years, researchers said, that would mean economic gains to employers in several sectors, including manufacturing ($76.2 million),
agriculture and landscaping ($56.9 million), construction ($41.4 million), auto repair ($33.6 million) and hotel service ($30.5 million). ...
there would likely be an increase in local spending by visitors over the next decade — 57 percent for retail, 30 percent for food and restaurants, 8
percent for recreation-related businesses, and 4 percent for hotels. ... nearly 730,000 trucks travel north across the San Diego County/Baja
California ports of entry from Mexico annually, with a similar number crossing southbound."
So the result will be more Mexicans taking jobs in San Diego County? More money being spent in Baja CA? More trucks on California's highways? More
illegal imports? More trucking on Hwy. 1? - as if there isn't enough already. Sounds like this expansion project, paid for by the US Govt, will
benefit Mexico more than the US.
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k-rico
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| Quote: | Originally posted by wilderone
So the result will be more Mexicans taking jobs in San Diego County? More money being spent in Baja CA? More trucks on California's highways? More
illegal imports? More trucking on Hwy. 1? - as if there isn't enough already. Sounds like this expansion project, paid for by the US Govt, will
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Jeez, grumble, grumble, grumble.
Expanding the border crossing will benefit citizens of both countries, everyone that uses it and those who do business with border crossers.
And the only jobs I've ever "taken" were first offered to me.
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k-rico
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Mexico begins work on expanded border crossing
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/aug/27/mexico-begins...
TIJUANA — A major expansion of the San Ysidro Port of Entry entails a counterpart project south of the border, and work has already begun to
accommodate the future southbound flow of cars from San Diego into Tijuana.
Mexico’s investment in the expansion project—about 700 million pesos, or $54 million—includes work on three bridges over the Tijuana River that will
serve to channel southbound traffic into Mexico. Authorities expect to complete two of those bridges by the end of the year, said Mario Diaz, director
of strategic projects for the Baja California government. By 2013, Mexico will be ready on its end to receive vehicles at a new southbound crossing
located at El Chaparral, east of the current lanes.
Mexico next month expects to open three additional lanes at the existing crossing, increasing the number of lanes from six to nine. But the new
Chaparral crossing will have 19 southbound lanes, more than double that number.
The new crossing is being built on Mexican federal property that now is largely vacant, and will not involve relocation of any residents in the
adjacent neighborhood, known as Colonia Federal, Diaz said.
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Cool. New southbound crossing will help. 
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k-rico
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BTW, I read about a month ago that a contract has been given to a private road builder to build an elevated roadway above the old border highway from
the SY crossing to the toll road. Haven't seen anything since though.
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